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  • What is the oil flow in a type IV cooler ?
    Historical mailing list - Christophe Guilbert
    Sun, 9 Jun 2019 11:03:07 -0700
    Hey guys, I am hooking up an external oil cooler in a the front of the van. The oil bypass is at the stock...
  • Re: Install extermal oil cooler? Re: Trans fluid in coolant system
    Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
    Fri, 6 Apr 2012 07:55:23 -0700
    Do you have any links or info on the van cafe/german transaxle at cooling system? Have always installed an external oil cooler on...
  • Re: CB
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:17:00 -0700
    ...I added an external speaker to the Cobra 75. The little speaker in the handset is really not that good. So I picked up...
  • Re: External domestic water pump, was Re: Hey, I so excited
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Fri, 29 May 2015 19:35:08 -0700
    ...The noise is what I see as the common complaint of external pumps, > diaphragm pumps. I'm guessing it has a lot to do...
  • Re: Custom Scoop Update - Should you care!
    Historical mailing list - Spooner, Robert E.
    Fri, 23 Aug 2002 10:16:49 -0400
    ...IIRC, the scoops in question are being made by Mark to send air through an external engine oil cooler, and a turbo intercooler. Mounted...
  • Re: FW: Westy sink - gray water line
    Historical mailing list - Dana Showers
    Mon, 13 Mar 2006 13:56:44 -0500
    ...Mike '84 GL 7 pass '85 GL Westy Dana Showers wrote: > Ok, I have verified that the gray water line is for the external...
  • red rock canyon
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 8 Feb 1995 12:59:09 -0500
    ...Are all the people there in immaculate restored Kombis? or are there a few buses that need external work like mine? sam williams
  • Re: Front w. washer fluid tank
    Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
    Sun, 29 Nov 1998 21:16:31 -0500
    ...I was only commenting that I wasn't familiar with any "overflow" tank OR "jugs" involved external to the reservoir. BOB
  • Re: Vanagon alternator too weak for Optimas.
    Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
    Mon, 21 Jul 2003 13:21:50 -0700
    ...A reasonably simple (and cheap!) cure is to remove the stock internal regulator, and replace it with a nice Ford style external regulator. This...
  • Quality? of "New" parts
    Historical mailing list - Roger Barkley
    Fri, 6 Apr 2012 08:40:12 -0400
    ...The 1st replacement begin to leak externally in October during our 8k mile west trip, (temporarly bypassed it). 2nd replacement started leaking externally about...
  • Re: Engine Replacement Questions?
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Fri, 3 Dec 1999 11:56:00 -0800
    ...The one problem is the external oil cooler that the 2.1 requires which is between the oil filter and the case. There is...
  • Hot Water Systems
    Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
    Sun, 22 Sep 2002 07:56:33 -0700
    ...Or the new pump could be used as an external pump to pull water from streams, lakes or various other external sources. Any Comments...
  • Re: Air vs. Water - pro's and con's
    Historical mailing list - Beckett Cantrell
    Sat, 5 Aug 2000 18:31:48 EDT
    ...VW added water jackets and some suplervious internal/external mods. That is why when one wants to "hot-rod" a H2O boxer, they turn...
  • What kind of AC is this?
    Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
    Fri, 6 Sep 2002 09:45:41 +0200
    ...http://thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/42130.jpg I was told that the pipe on the right door is an external AC sold in...
  • Re: Headlight Warning Buzzer
    Historical mailing list - Sminkey, Scott
    Wed, 12 Aug 1998 15:56:16 -0400
    ...One of the other cars my wife and I own, a Subaru Forester, shuts off all the external lights when the ignition is off...
  • Re: Calling all V-gon List Computer Guru's
    Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
    Mon, 20 Nov 2006 15:51:30 -0500
    ...you can purchase an external 80gig usb2 drive for cheap. Sudhir
  • Re: Stereo Power Amp
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Sun, 10 Nov 2002 12:36:00 -0500
    ...for me my laptop runs with an external dvd and > will play the sound direct or through an external speaker set, or the > power...
  • Re: External Gas Filter
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Thu, 19 Feb 2004 17:15:22 -0800
    ...19, 2004 2:13 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: External Gas Filter I have an 87 Syncro and am planning a trip...
  • Re: Subaru Cooling System Leak-Stop - Has anyone tried it?
    Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
    Fri, 2 Nov 2007 16:42:44 -0700
    ...Very minor external head gasket weeping was stopped and the external surface dried up after 100miles. I have no idea about long term or...
  • Re: external oil cooler
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 21 Jul 2019 13:39:45 +0000
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  • Re: Very Interesting Fire Suppresion System
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Fri, 28 Jun 2013 20:00:28 -0400
    ...It doesn't >appear to have an external tank so it must be pressurized in the tube. There's a pressure gauge in the...
  • Re: PASSENGER MIRROR??
    Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
    Mon, 23 Jul 2001 15:43:14 -0700
    > >Anyone have a Vanagon passenger external mirror that would fit an 82 which >they'd like to sell? Please let me know. Thanks. David...
  • Re: Need advice for head gasket leak
    Historical mailing list - David O. Bradshaw
    Tue, 24 Sep 1996 11:32:17 -0400 (EDT)
    On Mon, 23 Sep 1996, kenneth d lewis wrote: > David; > If your "head gasket" was leaking you would have no external > indication. The head...
  • Re: external oil cooler
    Historical mailing list - Jim Crews
    Sun, 21 Jul 2019 09:09:54 -0400
    ...external oil cooler > > Vanners, > Anyone know of an external oil cooler that comes with a fan for the oil > radiatior? > Checked the vendors. So...
  • Re: 12v outlet switch?
    Historical mailing list - Neil Crawford
    Tue, 1 Apr 2008 10:08:18 -0700
    I was told on this list that it is powered by the AC from the external connection and believe that's it's only...
  • Re: LT28 Sighting / TDI Beetle Driving Impressions
    Historical mailing list - norman leong
    Mon, 5 Oct 1998 20:55:46 -0700
    ...There were many external wire Nice review, Kelly; those TDI's are pretty slick, aren't they?... So, like, is "gak" a technical term...
  • Re: Any Opinions regardsing Battery Blankets for Cold Climes?
    Historical mailing list - George Hahn
    Thu, 31 Dec 1998 08:07:04 -0700
    ...plug the blanket into your inside 110V outlet then use your external hookup to connect to your 110V power source? Geo Hahn 84 Westy
  • Laptop TV Tuner?
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Sat, 3 Dec 2005 12:02:33 -0800
    I anyone is using an external (PCMCIA slot or USB) tuner for their laptop when traveling, I'd like opinions and comments, pro and...
  • Re: Leak at faucet base
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Fri, 8 Jul 2011 11:53:40 -0700
    ...Tank and external supply. Remove connections, a nut for the external, a hose barb and clamp for tank (latter maybe tight, best to cut...
  • Re: low fuel pressure and lean engine
    Historical mailing list - Anonymous Digest
    Mon, 5 Jul 2004 13:39:09 -0600
    >Could be a matter of the pump design- some pumps draw and prime on their own, >some require some external pressure source (like gravity...
  • Re: Strange braking problem!!!! (this week challenge)
    Historical mailing list - George Goff
    Sun, 31 Oct 2004 07:50:50 EST
    ...Anyway, when you say that the master cylinder is not leaking, does that mean it is not leaking both externally and internally? George
  • Re: [NVC] Dual Monitors
    Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
    Sat, 15 Dec 2007 15:38:34 -0500
    My IBM T43p notebook supports an external plug-n-play monitor with no extra hardware. Thank goodness it's not a Mac. :-) Jim Felder...
  • Re: Oil Temperature??
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Fri, 25 Sep 2015 19:31:16 -0500
    ...I may throw in synthetic 20W-50, though for right now, I don't seem to have a problem, given the external cooler and...
  • Re: Inline Heaters
    Historical mailing list - Steve Walker
    Fri, 13 Jan 95 12:04:18 EST
    No Since I came from the desert of CA, An external oil cooler is a must. In the winter I moved it inside an...
  • Re: Need suggestions for SW trip
    Historical mailing list - -- Dan Roberts
    Sun, 30 Jan 2005 02:10:45 -0500
    ...We have a furnace with external venting so we can travel to cold weather as long as it's not so cold we can...
  • Re: Air cooled vanagon trip report
    Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
    Thu, 6 Aug 2009 19:52:35 -0700
    ...size etc. > -Boston Bob 2.0 mostly stock, federal configuration plus: > --external oil cooler with fan (on whenever oil temp approached 200 > degrees > Typical...
  • Re: 88 WBX Towing Questions
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 12 Jan 2004 11:52:02 EST
    ...the front wheels on the ground, you > need to use an external steering lock of some sort .... and make SURE > that the onboard steering...
  • Re: External oil cooler, Help overheating
    Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
    Tue, 12 Aug 2003 16:51:22 -0500
    ...M > >--- phil cain <bearsvw2000@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > > Would anyone have how to hook up a external oil > > cooler > > to a 80 Westy, mine run...
  • Re: WTB: Sun Visor Clips
    Historical mailing list - Mr.mds
    Thu, 5 Nov 2009 23:04:58 -0500
    ...10pt=3B font-family:Verdana } --></style> </head> <body class=3D'hmmessage'> <br><br> <style> .ExternalClass .ecxhmmessage P {padding:0px=3B} .ExternalClass body.ecxhmmessage {font...
  • Re: Using transmission from van with engine fire?
    Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
    Fri, 7 Nov 2008 08:33:27 -0800
    ...just change the oil and externally accessible rubber seals? > > If so, does anyone have a list of externally accessible rubber/gaskets I > need to...
  • temp sender position
    Historical mailing list - nick mcree
    Sat, 14 May 1994 16:42:25 -0500 (CDT)
    I just picked up an external temperature sender from bugpack. you know, one of those nine dollar jobs that attach to the #3 cyl...
  • Re: rebuilt tranny slipping out of 4th gear
    Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
    Fri, 10 Jul 1998 13:57:53 -0400
    ...If it is late model, that it almost *has* to be an external adjustment. Good luck! TomC ..the transmission i've > been waiting to...
  • Re: Stereo Power Amp
    Historical mailing list - westydriver
    Sun, 10 Nov 2002 08:16:59 -0700
    ...for me my laptop runs with an external dvd and will play the sound direct or through an external speaker set, or the power...
  • Re: Road Haus Two (NVC)
    Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
    Thu, 6 May 2004 13:52:45 -0400
    ...However, it does have a hot shoe for an external flash. It lacks a sync cord connection, however, so there's no provision for...
  • Re: Stereo Power Amp
    Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
    Sat, 9 Nov 2002 10:23:46 -0700
    ...in mind was to have a small external power amp. > > The idea was to use the external amp while driving and to turn it...
  • Making a lp hose...
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Tue, 17 May 2005 10:45:19 -0600
    ...Propane Adapters >> Jim, are you saying that all that is needed to attach an external tank >> to my Westy is that simple adapter in...
  • 90 Vanagon Auto Tranny
    Historical mailing list - JRodgers
    Wed, 15 May 2013 18:11:33 -0500
    ...Everything external seems tight. Anyone got any ideas?? John
  • Re: Gauge Mounting Options
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Fri, 17 Aug 2012 19:12:47 -0400
    At 01:52 PM 8/17/2012, Brent Weide wrote: >extension cord (typically has 3 shielded wires inside an external "Shielded" in electrical context...
  • Re: alter stove to portable?
    Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
    Wed, 4 Nov 1998 21:59:28 -0500
    ...a fitting into the van's propane system allowing connection of external appliances such as a stove or light? Just a thought....... Tony Anthony...
  • Re: what is a 17mm "socket tool"???
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Mon, 15 Mar 1999 09:37:33 -0800
    ...wrench >17mm hex driver >Snap-on S5902 Oil/Transmission Plug Wrench ("box end is >12-point, 21 mm; other end has 17mm external hex")
  • What does a Waterboxer longblock weigh?
    Historical mailing list - CC
    Mon, 4 Jun 2001 12:04:40 CDT
    ...Can anyone tell me what the approximate shipping weight of a 2.1 waterboxer without heads or externals (longblock?) is? Any anecdotal information about...
  • Re: Input shaft question
    Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
    Sun, 17 Jul 2005 18:30:10 -0500
    ...The seals are external so they pop right out. Your Done.
  • Re: Hi resolution pictures of Wasserboxer
    Historical mailing list - T.M.
    Fri, 7 Sep 2007 21:26:37 -0400
    ...What do you mean by BTDT? Go through the whole head gasket replace scenario or just re-seal them externaly like I'm trying...
  • Re: Vanagon alternator too weak for Optimas.
    Historical mailing list - mike boland
    Mon, 21 Jul 2003 16:20:52 -0500
    ...stock internal regulator, and replace it with a nice Ford >style external regulator. This works VERY well on the >Bosch alternator. You need to...
  • Re: External Oil cooler
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:02:25 -0800
    ...An external oil cooler needs to have a thermostat so it doesn't allow the oil to cool off too much.� You really want...
  • thermometers (was dash cover & side table)
    Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
    Thu, 22 Jun 2000 09:01:33 -0400
    ...He has multiple thermometers, including one where the "external" sensor is inside the fridge. :-) > I mounted the external sensor by > running the wire under...
  • Re: Leak at faucet base
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Fri, 8 Jul 2011 12:27:22 -0700
    ...Tank and external > supply. Remove connections, a nut for the external, a hose barb and > clamp for tank (latter maybe tight, best to cut...
  • 12v outlet switch?
    Historical mailing list - Slloth
    Tue, 1 Apr 2008 09:56:02 -0700
    ...Can I use any old 12v switch from the hardware store? Does this power socker run off the battery or external power? -- �84 Westfalia...
  • Re: Trojan 31 AGM battery, under the back seat
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Sun, 17 Jun 2007 16:23:22 -0700
    ...Battery box with external vent would be nice. > >
  • Re: Help! Problems on the road! Smoke! or something that smells like it, anyhow...
    Historical mailing list - Ben huot
    Tue, 23 Mar 2004 13:11:18 -0500
    ...http://www.benplace.com/pressure_test.htm Leak / loss of pressure can be internal or external. Most common external coolant lost in order: -Expansion...